Issues Trump Eliminates More Than 800 Obama Regulations 16 regs removed for every new rule introduced. Finalized a plan to open up part of the, 33. NYTimes.com no longer supports Internet Explorer 9 or earlier. Lifted a Clinton-era ban on, 34. Eliminated the use of an Obama-era planning system designed to minimize, 61. Proposed plans to speed up the, 63. Natural gas emissions Reversed an Obama-era rule that barred, 71. Among those losing their protections would be ephemeral streams that only flow after … Changed the, 96. Revised and partially repealed an Obama-era rule limiting, 8. Trump has fully eliminated 25 rules designed to rein in air pollution and emissions, as well as 19 that regulate energy producers’ ability to drill and extract oil and gas. Ended the automatic application of full, 66. Revoked a directive for federal agencies to minimize, 55. Scrapped a proposed rule that required, 37. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); FAR Case 2017-009, Special Emergency Procurement Authority, 9000-AN45 They are summarized at the bottom of this page, and are not counted in our overall tally. Withdrew Obama-era policies designed to, 62. These rules were initially reversed by the Trump administration but were later reinstated, often following lawsuits and other challenges. Proposed freezing, 104. Proposed revising limits on the, 72. Approved the, 50. Released new guidance that allows upwind states to contribute more, 19. Air pollution and emissions. Of all the “Obama vs. Trump” regulation changes, no area has seen a greater shift from progressive thinking to corporate-based regulation than the environment. But throughout his presidency, Trump has made it clear that he views environmental regulations as red-tape — unnecessary barriers to the advancement of his economic agenda and campaign promises. Repealed an Obama-era regulation that would have nearly doubled the number of, 95. ... and important court battles across eight major categories, including environmental, health, labor, and more. said in a statement to The Times, adding that the agency was “delivering on President Trump’s commitment to return the agency to its core mission: Providing cleaner air, water and land to the American people.”. In all, a New York Times analysis, based on research from Harvard Law School, Columbia Law School and other sources, counts more than 70 environmental rules and regulations officially reversed, revoked or otherwise rolled back under Mr. Trump. Rejected a proposed, 86. We are tracking environmental regulatory rollbacks of the Trump Administration. Environmental Protection Agency. So here goes: the administration completed the following 14 significant regulatory actions added during fiscal year 2018, broken down by agency ( see OMB’s website or the Regulation Identifier Number for particulars ). Loosened fishing restrictions intended to reduce, 73. Proposed weakening, 75. The Times’ analysis identified a dozen rules that were initially reversed or suspended by the Trump administration but later reinstated, often following lawsuits and other challenges. Revoked an Obama executive order promoting, 56. Revoked Obama-era, 52. |. He says he's good at it—even the best. Proposed a rule limiting the, 30. |, impacts on water, wildlife, land and other natural resources, climate resilience in the northern Bering Sea, the Bureau of Land Management’s public land-use planning process, management of natural resources in national parks, National Park Service Canceled a requirement for oil and gas companies to … |, California’s ability to set stricter tailpipe emissions standards, Executive Order; E.P.A. At the same time, the Interior Department has worked to open up more land for oil and gas leasing by limiting wildlife protections and weakening environmental requirements for projects. Changed safety rules to allow for, 89. The NYT’s list includes regulations that are officially reversed and rollbacks still in progress. Another 26 rollbacks are still in progress. Getty Images Elizabeth Harrington-July 20, 2017 11:27 AM President Trump has promised to eliminate 80 percent of all federal regulations, arguing that the plethora of rules is harming economic growth and making it … Withdrew guidance directing federal agencies to include, 20. Stopped enforcing a 2015 rule that prohibited the, 3. |, freeze on new coal leases on public lands, Executive Order; Interior Department Proposed a regulation limiting the scope of an Obama-era rule under which, 85. |, Interior Department We track open comment periods, and link to pages where you can submit comments. All told, the Trump administration’s environmental rollbacks could significantly increase greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade and lead to thousands of extra deaths from poor air quality each year, according to energy and legal analysts. Trump’s administration has pursued cuts in environmental protections that are critical to the health of all Americans Trump announced plans to … Completed 1. |, restrictions on mining in Bristol Bay, Alaska, offshore oil and gas exploration by floating vessels in the Arctic, opening more land for drilling in the Alaska National Petroleum Reserve, Executive Order; State Department President Trump's rollback of dozens of regulations throughout the federal government is a major part of his first-year legacy. Overturned an Obama-era guidance that ended, 54. |, Interior Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Rescinded water pollution regulations for, 36. Revoked an Obama executive order that set a goal of, 21. |, Interior Department environmental studies, Interior Department climate change and conservation policies, harm from oil and gas activity on sensitive landscapes, maintain or, ideally, improve natural resources, environmental review process for Forest Service projects, Agriculture Department LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA and Proposed changes to the way, 103. Approved the, 49. President Donald Trump has criticized environmental regulations on lightbulbs. Rolled back a roughly 40-year-old interpretation of a policy aimed at, 4. Hillary Aidun, who tracks deregulation at Columbia University’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, said many of the Trump-era rules have not been adequately justified, leaving them vulnerable to litigation. |, use of seismic air guns for gas and oil exploration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weakened oversight of some, 16. Repealed a requirement that state and regional authorities, 22. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES): Applications and Program Updates Rule, 2040-AF25; Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals; 2050-AG39; Federal Acquisition Regulation. We aim to keep the Trump Administration from destroying the Environmental Protection Agency, diminishing the laws that protect our air, water, and natural resources, and reversing the modest progress we have made to address climate change. (MORE: Trump EPA spends first year rolling back environmental regulations ) Jon Devine, the director of federal water policy at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released a … Reversed restrictions on the sale of, 101. Made significant cuts to the borders of two national monuments in Utah … President Trump, with help from his administration and Republicans in Congress, has reversed course on nearly two dozen environmental rules, regulations and … for rulemaking, cost-benefit analyses are conducted under the Clean Air Act, efficiency standards for residential furnaces and commercial water heaters, reduce risks of workers developing the lung disease silicosis, the certification and training of pesticide applicators, efficiency standards for household appliances, water efficiency standards in bathroom fixtures, protections from more than half the nation's wetlands, the legal justification for restricting mercury emissions from power plants, significantly increase greenhouse gas emissions, thousands of extra deaths from poor air quality each year, a significant source of methane emissions, Environmental Regulation Rollback Tracker. Weakened a rule that aimed to, 79. |, preserve ocean, coastal and Great Lakes waters, royalty payments for oil and gas leases on public lands, Agriculture Department; Interior Department and Transportation Department Mr. Trump was in Atlanta to announce changes to National Environmental Policy Act regulations for how and when authorities must conduct environmental reviews, making it easier to … Relaxed the, 53. This regulation revolved around a complicated rule … Sources: Harvard Law School’s Environmental Regulation Rollback Tracker; Columbia Law School’s Climate Deregulation Tracker; Brookings Institution; Federal Register; Environmental Protection Agency; Interior Department; U.S. Chamber of Commerce; White House. Other reversals that were overturned in the courts were later revised by the administration and remain in effect. |, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska for oil and gas development, Congress; Interior Department Overturned Obama-era guidance meant to, 13. |, methane emissions standards for oil and gas facilities, toxic emissions from major industrial polluters, safeguard communities from increases in pollution from new power plants, reduce emissions during power plant start-ups, shutdowns and malfunctions, air pollution in national parks and wilderness areas, state plans for reducing air pollution in national parks, air pollution regulations for a handful of plants that burn waste coal for electricity, leaking and venting of powerful greenhouse gases known as hydrofluorocarbons, greenhouse gas emissions in environmental reviews, Executive Order; Council on Environmental Quality Proposed opening most of America’s coastal waters to, 43. Proposed revising regulations on, 47. Our table links you to pages that describe the history of each rule and its current status and rollback efforts, including litigation and court decisions. Delayed implementation of a rule regulating. Ended an Occupational Safety and Health Administration program to, 6. Replaced the Obama-era, 5. |, restrictions on commercial fishing in a protected marine preserve, Executive Order; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1. Changed a 25-year-old policy to allow, 98. The Trump administration has repealed 22 regulations for each new rule issued, cutting regulatory costs by more than $8 billion. Stopped payments to the, 100. UPDATED Nov. 10, 2020. Some rollbacks have already been struck down in court. Weakened the, 51. Drilling and extraction. It's not just the EPA that has rolled back environmental protection regulations. Repealing the Obama-era clean water rule. “We have fulfilled President Trump’s promises to provide certainty for states, tribes, and local governments,” a spokeswoman for the E.P.A. EPA loosens regulations on toxic air pollution. Environmental regulations. Another 20 rollbacks are still in progress. Rolled back most of the requirements of a 2017 rule aimed at improving, 92. Restricted most, 59. Withdrew an Obama-era order to consider climate change in the, 58. Changed the way the, 64. Repealed rules meant to reduce, 17. Opened nine million acres of Western land to oil and gas drilling by weakening, 76. |, flood standards for federal infrastructure projects, U.S. government financing for new coal plants overseas, Executive Order; Treasury Department (RELATED: Trump Admin To Undo ‘Oppressive’ Obama-Era Water Regulation) Trump has fully eliminated 25 rules designed to rein in air pollution and emissions, as well as 19 that regulate energy producers’ ability to drill and extract oil and gas. Announced a review of an Obama-era rule lowering, 93. Changed rules to allow states and the E.P.A. Threw out most of a proposed policy that would have tightened, 26. Government analyses show companies will save billions of dollars in compliance costs, but the trade-off often will be adverse impacts to public health and the environment. Note: This list does not include new rules proposed by the Trump administration that do not roll back previous policies, nor does it include court actions that have affected environmental policies independent of executive or legislative action. Revoked an Obama-era executive order designed to, 42. Proposed, 48. Relaxed some Obama-era requirements for companies to, 28. A pylon stands over Cargill Inc. salt ponds in this aerial … Finalized a rule that limits, 99. The environment. In August, Politico reported that some representatives of oil and gas companies … Under President Donald Trump, federal agencies have moved to roll back regulations for companies that extract, transport and burn oil, gas and coal. 23. Formally withdrew the United States from the, 6. Overturned a ban on, 74. Directed agencies to stop using an Obama-era calculation of the, 18. Under the administration’s “Waters of the U.S.” rule, about 51 percent of wetlands and 18 percent of streams across the U.S. lose their federal protections. Changed how the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission considers the indirect effects of greenhouse gas emissions in, 40. |, protections for 'threatened' plants and animals, environmental protections for salmon and smelt in California’s Central Valley, use of lead ammunition and fishing tackle, hunting of predators in Alaskan wildlife refuges, using bait, such as grease-soaked doughnuts, to lure and kill grizzly bears, National Park Service; Interior Department Proposed limiting the, 102. In all, a New York Times analysis, based on research from Harvard Law School, Columbia Law School and other sources, counts more than 80 environmental rules and regulations officially reversed, revoked or otherwise rolled back under Mr. Trump. Proposed weakening a rule that increased, 44. Weakened an Obama-era rule meant to reduce, 14. The Trump administration on Wednesday reported $23 billion in savings from 176 deregulatory actions in fiscal year 2018. Hundreds of others set to take effect have been frozen or withdrawn. |, cutting the federal government’s greenhouse gas emissions, Transportation Department Proposed doubling the time allowed for utilities to, 84. Weakened Obama-era fuel economy and, 3. Canceled a requirement for oil and gas companies to, 7. For now, the question arises over which regulations, specifically, did the Trump administration add, and which did it get rid of. Take action today to demand that your elected representatives oppose these anti-environmental assaults. Amended rules that govern, 12. Proposed revisions to standards for, 29. Withdrew the legal justification for an Obama-era rule that limited, 4. |, number of endangered marine mammals and sea turtles that can be unintentionally killed or injured with sword-fishing nets, using parts of migratory birds in handicrafts, pollution protections for certain tributaries and wetlands, limit toxic discharge from power plants into public waterways, issue permits for federal projects over state objections, unlined holding ponds for coal ash waste from power plants, groundwater protections for certain uranium mines, companies had to prove that large deposits of recycled coal ash, safety assessments for potentially toxic chemicals, braking system upgrades for “high hazard” trains, rail transport of highly flammable liquefied natural gas, safety at sites that use hazardous chemicals, light bulbs subject to energy-efficiency standards, process for how the government sets energy efficiency standards, funding of environmental and community development projects, 401(k) retirement plans from investing in funds that focus on the environment, studies used by the E.P.A. Are there rollbacks we missed? |, E15, a gasoline blend made of 15 percent ethanol, methane emissions from existing landfills, pollutants, including air pollution, at sewage treatment plants, pollution standards for offshore oil and gas operations, emissions standards for clay ceramics manufacturers, monitor and repair leaks at oil and gas facilities, carbon dioxide emissions from new, modified and reconstructed coal power plants, ability of individuals and communities to challenge E.P.A.-issued pollution permits, Presidential Proclamation; Interior Department The bulk of the rollbacks identified by the Times have been carried out by the Environmental Protection Agency, which has weakened Obama-era limits on planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and from cars and trucks; removed protections from more than half the nation's wetlands; and withdrawn the legal justification for restricting mercury emissions from power plants. Below, we have summarized each rule that has been targeted for reversal. Energy efficient bulbs, he claimed, make him " always look orange ." Revised a program designed to, 11. The Trump administration has major deregulatory ambitions. On September 12, 2019, the Trump Administration imposed new regulations that redefine and restrict which waterways are protected by the federal Clean Water Act. Proposed easing the approval process for, 45. Withdrew a proposed rule requiring, 83. While other administrations have emphasized cutting regulations, calling them burdensome to industries like coal, oil and gas, the scope of actions under Mr. Trump is “fundamentally different,” said Hana V. Vizcarra, a staff attorney at Harvard Law School’s Environmental and Energy Law Program. Ms. Vizcarra, who has tracked environmental rollbacks for Harvard since 2018, said the agency under Mr. Trump has often limited its own power to regulate environmental harm, especially when it comes to climate change. The story of President Trump's energy policy centers on removing regulations. Over four years in office, the Trump administration has dismantled major climate policies and rolled back many more rules governing clean air, water, wildlife and toxic chemicals. Overturned a ban on the, 68. Lifted an Obama-era, 32. Amended Obama-era, 27. Scaled back, 77. Narrowed the scope of a 2016 law mandating, 87. While other administrations have emphasized cutting regulations, calling them burdensome to industries like coal, oil and gas, the scope of actions under Mr. Trump is “fundamentally different,” said Hana V. Vizcarra, a staff attorney at Harvard Law School’s Environmental and Energy Law Program. Withdrew a proposed rule aimed at reducing, 25. Withdrew a Clinton-era rule designed to limit, 10. Withdrew proposed, 46. 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